LYTHAM Chess Club's fourth team were outclassed in their opening third division match at Blackpool seconds.

The strong Blackpool team ran out emphatic winners by 3- and only Lytham captain Pat Coleman troubled the scorers with a battling draw against Steve Duckworth.

The fifth team fought hard to draw 2-2 in their third division match against Cleveleys thirds.

Steven Luck and Steve Willdar won their games.

The first team were beaten in their first match in division 1 by Morecambe by 4-1 in a match reduced to five boards by prior agreement.

Peter Jowett and Darren Jones obtained draws.

In their next match, the first team let a 3-1 lead against Poulton's firsts slip by losing the last two games.

John Cooper, Doug Williams and Phil Raynor all won quickly.

Lytham Chess Club is now on the Internet and can be reached at: http://www.dazj.demon.co.uk/index.html

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